Peace and Freedom Party Campaign 2004

This is the campaign site for the California Peace and Freedom
Party in the 2004 elections, which remains up after 2004 for historical
purposes. For information on our campaigns in 2005 special and local
elections, please visit P&F's 2005 campaign site at
www.peaceandfreedom2005.org.
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2006 campaign site at
www.peaceandfreedom2006.org.

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P&F campaigns.

Proposition 62 (voter pamphlet summary and arguments available as a
190 KB PDF,
full text as a
301 KB PDF):
"No Choice" initiative would put all candidates from all parties
on a single blanket primary ballot for all partisan offices except President.
Only the top two primary-election candidates with most votes for an office,
whether or not members of the same party, would go on to the general election.
This is similar to the election systems used in France and Louisiana,
resulting in runoffs between open racists like Jacques LePen and David Duke
and corrupt establishment politicians, with no progressive alternative
allowed on that ballot. The proponents of this initiative think it will
guarantee that socially-moderate, pro-business candidates like Democrats
Gray Davis and Dianne Feinstein and Republicans Richard Riordan and Arnold
Schwarzenegger won't lose to labor oriented progressives or religious right
conservatives in their party primaries.
Peace and Freedom recommended a NO vote on this initiative.
With our opposition, Proposition 62 failed by a statewide vote of
5,136,010 (46.3%) Yes to 5,954,969 (53.7%) No.

Proposition 66: (voter pamphlet summary and arguments available as a
175 KB PDF,
full text as a
200 KB PDF):
This initiative circulated by FACTS would modify three strikes law by
requiring that second and third strikes be serious or violent felonies and
narrowing definitions of what crimes are "serious or violent" and
when two convictions constitute separate strikes. Applies retroactively to
reduce the long sentences some prisoners received for petty crimes. Also
increases penalties for some sex crimes against children.
Peace and Freedom recommended a YES vote on this initiative.
Despite our support, Proposition 66 failed by a statewide vote
of 5,604,060 (47.3%) Yes to 6,238,060 (52.7%) No.

Proposition 72: (voter pamphlet summary and arguments available as a
197 KB PDF,
full text as a
187 KB PDF): Referendum on John Burton's
SB 2
(which requires some employers to provide health insurance plans for some
employees).
Peace and Freedom opposed the referendum and supported keeping the law, as a
step forward even though we prefer a publicly funded health care system
not tied to workers' jobs. This meant a YES vote on the ballot.
Despite our support, Proposition 72 failed by a statewide vote
of 5,709,500 (49.2%) Yes to 5,889,936 (50.8%) No.

Proposition 60: "Election Rights of Political Parties".
Peace and Freedom recommended a YES vote on this constitutional amendment.
With our support, Proposition 60 passed by a statewide vote
of 7,227,433 (67.6%) Yes to 3,478,774 (32.4%) No.

Proposition 60A: "Surplus Property".
Peace and Freedom decided not to take a position on this constitutional
amendment.
Proposition 60A passed by a statewide vote
of 7,763,116 (73.1%) Yes to 2,860,562 (26.9%) No.

Proposition 61: Bonds for Children's Hospitals.
Peace and Freedom recommended a NO vote on this bond measure. The bonds are
for a generally good purpose, but our general opposition to bonds determined
our recommendation.
Despite our opposition, Proposition 61 passed by a statewide vote
of 6,608,149 (58.1%) Yes to 4,769,612 (41.9%) No.

Proposition 63: (voter pamphlet summary and arguments available as a
143 KB PDF,
full text as a
171 KB PDF):
Tax millionaires to support mental health services.
Peace and Freedom recommended a YES vote on this initiative.
With our support, Proposition 63 passed by a statewide vote
of 6,184,907 (53.7%) Yes to 5,341,969 (46.3%) No.

Proposition 64: "Limits on Private Enforcement of Unfair Business
Competition Laws".
Peace and Freedom recommended a NO vote on this measure, which would make
it more difficult to go after corporate crime.
Despite our opposition, Proposition 64 passed by a statewide vote
of 6,549,609 (58.8%) Yes to 4,596,046 (41.2%) No.

Proposition 65: "Local Government Funds, Revenues. State Mandates".
Peace and Freedom recommended a NO vote on this measure. The solution to local
government funding problems is not to lock into place reliance on regressive
taxes that distort land use decisions.
With our opposition, Proposition 65 failed by a statewide vote
of 3,932,201 (37.8%) Yes to 6,449,830 (62.2%) No.

Proposition 67: Telephone tax to pay for Emergency Medical Services.
Peace and Freedom recommended a NO vote on this measure; emergency medical
services should be properly funded, but not by a regressive tax that costs
poor people more than the rich. Peace and Freedom advocates a single-payer
health care system funded by progressive taxation, which would pay for
emergency medical services without the need for any special, dedicated
funding.
With our opposition, Proposition 67 failed by a statewide vote
of 3,243,132 (28.4%) Yes to 8,165,809 (71.6%) No.

Proposition 68: Casino gambling for card-rooms and race tracks. If
Indian tribes that run casinos don't accept new compacts within 90 days,
this measure would allow sixteen specific card-rooms and race tracks to
run casinos with slot machines.
Peace and Freedom recommended a NO vote on this measure.
With our opposition, Proposition 68 failed by a statewide vote
of 1,897,177 (16.2%) Yes to 9,801,284 (83.8%) No.

Proposition 69: DNA samples from arrestees. This would allow police
to take DNA samples from anyone they arrest for a felony, even if the
case is so weak the District Attorney declines to prosecute it, and
enter it into a statewide database.
Peace and Freedom recommended a NO vote on this measure.
Despite our opposition, Proposition 69 passed by a statewide vote
of 7,194,347 (62.1%) Yes to 4,400,826 (37.9%) No.

Proposition 70: "Tribal Gaming Compacts. Exclusive Gaming Rights.
Contributions to State". This measure would recognize the sovereignty
of California Indian tribes by giving tribal casinos on reservation lands
a monopoly on casino gambling in California, in exchange for financial
contributions to the state government.
Peace and Freedom recommended a YES vote on this measure.
Depite our support, Proposition 70 failed by a statewide vote
of 2,763,800 (23.7%) Yes to 8,880,110 (76.3%) No.

Proposition 71: Bonds for Stem Cell Research.
Peace and Freedom recommended a NO vote on this measure.
The bonds are for a generally good purpose, but our general opposition to
bonds determined our recommendation.
Despite our opposition, Proposition 71 passed by a statewide vote
of 7,018,059 (59.1%) Yes to 4,867,090 (40.9%) No.

Proposition 1A: "Protection of Local Government Revenues".
Peace and Freedom decided not to take a position on this constitutional
amendment, which was the governor's and legislature's replacement for
Proposition 65.
Proposition 1A passed by a statewide vote of
9,411,198 (83.7%) Yes to 1,840,002 (16.3%) No.